Chapter 4

My eyes swept over his open laptop.

On the screen was a chat between him and his mother.

The last message was crystal clear.

It said: [Steven, did you manage to win her over? Once you do, and tap into her uncle's network at the Planning Bureau, the Hewitt family's project that's been stalled for half a year can finally be revived! Remember, do whatever it takes!]

I stared at those words, and all the things that happened lately flashed through my mind.

This so-called data model was just a setup, a meticulously planned scam.

Steven never cared about me.…